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January 13, 2026

Startup legal is broken, so we built a new kind of law firm

Traditional law firms price out 34 million small businesses with hourly billing and opacity. Shepherd combines AI automation with dedicated attorneys, delivering fixed-price legal services at 50-70% savings.

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January 13, 2026
Startup legal is broken, so we built a new kind of law firm

Startup legal is broken, so we built a new kind of law firm

Traditional law firms price out 34 million small businesses with hourly billing and opacity. Shepherd combines AI automation with dedicated attorneys, delivering fixed-price legal services at 50-70% savings.

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February 4, 2026
The Legal AI That Actually Learns Your Business

The Legal AI That Actually Learns Your Business

Generic legal AI drafts documents but lacks business context. Next-generation tools should learn your playbook, risk appetite, and deal history—delivering strategic analysis aligned with your situation, not abstract principles.

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February 11, 2026
Why Your Partnership Generated Zero Revenue

Why Your Partnership Generated Zero Revenue

Strategic partnerships fail at 60-65% due to misaligned business models, unclear value propositions, and lack of sales incentives. Success requires compatible operations, shared financial upside, dedicated resources, and executive sponsorship.

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February 10, 2026
Building a Contract Foundation That Scales to Series B

Building a Contract Foundation That Scales to Series B

Series B investors scrutinize contract quality, not just ARR. Bad enterprise contracts with unlimited liability, low margins, and customer concentration destroy valuations. Strategic frameworks prevent $60M valuation gaps.

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February 10, 2026
What Startup Founders Should Expect From Legal Counsel

What Startup Founders Should Expect From Legal Counsel

Startup founders need legal counsel that knows their business, communicates clearly, works fast, and prices transparently. Hybrid AI models deliver attorney expertise with automated efficiency at predictable costs.

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February 11, 2026
Why Founders Are Choosing AI-Native Legal Services (And Why You Should Too)

Why Founders Are Choosing AI-Native Legal Services (And Why You Should Too)

AI-powered legal services deliver 60-85% cost savings and compress weeks into days for startup legal work. Hybrid models combining automation with attorney expertise are becoming mainstream infrastructure, not experimental alternatives.

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February 11, 2026
The Hidden Tax: Why Startups Can't Afford Legal Protection (And What It Costs Them)

The Hidden Tax: Why Startups Can't Afford Legal Protection (And What It Costs Them)

Startups skip legal work early to save money, but this creates a hidden tax: $2,000 problems become $100,000 disasters later during critical funding rounds. Smarter approach: treat legal like infrastructure.

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